Diploma in Optometry (DOPT) JAE Code: S67

Overview

Take a moment to consider the importance of eyesight and the impact it can cause once it is lost. Indeed, caring for the health of others is a noble calling, especially when it comes to something as important as eye care. The scope of Optometry includes the detection of common eye diseases and problems. It also covers the prescription of spectacles and contact lenses.

Our three-year Diploma in Optometry (DOPT) course aims to produce professionally competent optometrists who are in good demand. Due to high prevalence of myopia in children and a rapidly ageing population, quality optometrists are highly sought after.

Course Highlights

First tertiary institution in Singapore since 1994 to offer this course

Our students start working with patients in the first year and continue with greater responsibilities in subsequent years

Excellent clinical and laboratory facilities and the SP Optometry Centre provides you with hands-on experience using state-of-theart precision instruments and equipment

Register as a qualified optometrist with the Optometrists and Opticians Board when you graduate

Three-month internship in the final year is a key component of the program

Opportunities for overseas exposure via community service projects or attachments to optometry schools and research institutions abroad

Optometry Centre

Science that provides eye care

"It has always been my dream to serve in a primary healthcare sector, and being able to examine the eyes of patients in SP Optometry Centre and contributing to the eye care industry both locally and overseas has enabled me to achieve my dream. It brings great joy and satisfaction knowing that my peers and I have improved the sight of many by prescribing spectacles and contact lenses, and saving the vision of some patients by detecting eye diseases early."